To prevent further atrocities in Burkina Faso we must implement a comprehensive strategy

James Blake
3 min readOct 23, 2020
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On Tuesday, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called for urgent and sustained action across the Sahel, including Burkina Faso, citing “unspeakable violence” perpetrated against civilians.

This call to action follows the latest deadly incident against civilians in Burkina Faso when on 4 October in…

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James Blake

James M. Blake is the CEO of Next Generation Risk Management and has advised a range of organizations at the intersection of security and humanitarian crises